on the right side of (an age)

idiom

informal

—used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is younger than that age

She's still on the right side of 40.

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Their structure, especially on the defensive side of the puck, has kept them in every game and put them on the right side of the ledger in almost every outcome. —

Michael Russo, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 School board meetings, open to the public, are livestreamed on the Carroll County Public Schools YouTube channel and are viewable on the right side of the Board of Education’s website at carrollk12.org/board-of-education/meeting-information, under CETV Livestream. —

Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024 The only way to pry one loose is to insert a quarter into a slot mechanism on the right side of the cart’s handle bar. —

Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 21 Oct. 2024 Walz will be positioned on the right side of the television screen and Vance on the left side. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the right side of (an age)

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